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Decoding AI Workshop with Nikhil Jagga of CMIT Solutions. Future AI-related events scheduled throughout the year will explore AI’s impact on professional services, healthcare, academics, cybersecurity and marketing strategies.
Under the direction of Executive Producer Amanda DePalma, the BCW Media Podcast will feature shows professionally produced by Sharc Creative with deeply engaging content, spotlighting the experts and the trends impacting businesses in Westchester County and beyond. The BCW Media Podcast broadcasts from a studio at BCW’s headquarters in Rye Brook.
Among the topics to be covered include Advocacy, Talent, New Member Spotlight, Leadership, What’s Trending and the WIN Innovation Roundtable that explores the dynamic world of innovation, creativity, and groundbreaking ideas. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
The Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) continues
to grow with milestones such as City Labs events with Iona University students and the upcoming partnership with the City of White Plains and recent collaborations with the cities of New Rochelle, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Peekskill, which highlight the region's commitment to innovation. WIN’s cohort in 2023 was significantly larger than the prior year and includes companies representing the healthcare, education and consumer products sectors.
As the most influential economic development and advocacy organization in Westchester, the BCW will continue to play a pivotal role in the year ahead with noteworthy activities including Lobby Day in Albany,
the Political Leadership Series and the Annual Energy Conference, all of which showcase the BCW’s commitment to shaping policies that drive economic growth.
BCW’s Signature programs – Hall of Fame, Rising Stars 40 Under 40 Awards, Annual Dinner and Westchester Business Showcase – will continue to be Westchester’s premier business events of the year. BCW’s essential networking events such as Circles of Influence, Evening Networking Receptions, Day of Wellness, Swing Into Spring and Summer Soiree attract record attendance by bringing professionals together to forge valuable connections.
Above: Marsha Gordon,
left, with Iona University professors and students who will work on the Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) City Labs project in Peekskill. They met at Peekskill City Hall on October 26, 2023.
Left: The BCW delegation in Albany for the Annual Lobby Day held May 16, 2023
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@Courtesy of the Business Council of Westchester
@Courtesy of the Business Council of Westchester